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Spatial accessibility and equity analysis of Amazon parcel lockers facilities [PDF]
Journal of Transport Geography, 2021 The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of e-commerce and home deliveries. Automated parcel lockers are a way to improve delivery efficiency, but despite their rapid growth, little is known about their accessibility and equity impacts. Among e-commerce players in the U.S., Amazon stands out by its large market share. This research
Jaclyn S Schaefer, Miguel A Figliozzi
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Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 2021 : Delivering parcels to collection and delivery points (CDPs) is often seen as a better option compared with home delivery. However, if the demand is inhomogeneous, either the parcel locker utilization or the service level (i.e., the number of parcels ...
Chris Hinde +2 more
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A two stage optimization model for sustainable location routing problem with capacity and time window constraints in smart parcel lockers [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe rapid expansion of e-commerce has significantly increased the demand for sustainable delivery methods to mitigate urban congestion, emissions, and rising logistical costs.
S. Mohammad Ghadirpour +2 more
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Perceived Importance and Quality Attributes of Automated Parcel Locker Services in Urban Areas
Smart Cities, 2023 Recent global trends related to the increasing use of e-commerce are becoming a challenge for courier transport, especially in the last-mile process of delivering products to the final retail recipient.
Maria Cieśla
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Consumer's point of view on parcel lockers in DKI Jakarta [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019 Online shopping businesses grow significantly in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta. Consumers find out that purchasing products online is more effective. Most of consumers in Jakarta choose direct (home) delivery as their last-mile delivery method, which ...
Nahry, Farhan Vilardi Alvin
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A Simulated Annealing Algorithm for the Vehicle Routing Problem With Parcel Lockers [PDF]
IEEE Access, 2022 Due to the growth in e-commerce, city logistics needs to cope with the rise of customers’ demand. Consequently, it adds to the complexity of the last-mile delivery process. Moreover, this process often contributes significantly to the distribution
Vincent F. Yu +5 more
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Parcel-Locker-Sharing Model for E-Commerce Logistics Service Providers
MathematicsIn the e-commerce last-mile delivery process, the asset operators (logistics service providers who own parcel locker facilities) support their delivery service with parcel lockers, while the non-asset operators (logistics service providers without parcel
King Wah Pang, Ruixuan JIANG
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Iterated Greedy Algorithm for Vehicle Routing Problem With Parcel Lockers
IEEE AccessThe growth in e-commerce sales has been constant and, driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, has exceeded previous expectations. Owing to social isolation, parcel lockers - systems for goods collection - have become widely used to reduce physical contact ...
Rafael Freesz Resende Correa +3 more
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A Complex Network Science Perspective on Urban Parcel Locker Placement
Big Data and Cognitive ComputingThe rapid rise of e-commerce is intensifying pressure on last-mile delivery networks, making the strategic placement of parcel lockers an urgent urban challenge.
Enrico Corradini +5 more
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Mobile parcel lockers with individual customer service
Networks, 2023 AbstractThe ongoing growth of e‐commerce deliveries has led to a significant increase in last‐mile delivery volumes. New technologies are being investigated to provide these deliveries efficiently and in a customer‐friendly manner. A common practice is to use fixed parcel lockers (FPLs) to make deliveries independent from the presence of the customer ...
Kötschau, Rico +2 more
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